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Contains the following street views: Dallas Street at 18th, Delancey between 18th and 20th, Delaware and Devereaux, 18th south towards Chestnut, 52nd at Chestnut, Erringer Place, Filbert Street near Penn Square, the 5600 block of Germantown Avenue, the 2500 east block of Gordon, Girard west from 11...
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1910-1946
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Contains the following street views: Dallas Street at 18th, Delancey between 18th and 20th, Delaware and Devereaux, 18th south towards Chestnut, 52nd at Chestnut, Erringer Place, Filbert Street near Penn Square, the 5600 block of Germantown Avenue, the 2500 east block of Gordon, Girard west from 11th, Griscom between Overington and Orthodox, 18th at Hunting Park Avenue, the 8000 block of Michener Street, 9th at Chestnut, Oregon at 10th, Penrose Ferry Road west of the Schuylkill River, Pine Street at 42nd and at 57th, Porter Street, Powelton Avenue, Race Street near Chinatown and the Delaware River Bridge, and the 3300 block of Ridge Avenue. Documents the intersection of Walker and Comley Streets before buildings were demolished to create Harbison Avenue, an extension of Aramingo Avenue. Shows Arch Street at 3rd and further west, as well as Old York Road during rail construction. Portrays peddlers at 4th and South Streets, war veterans from Jasper Street, and children playing football at Marsden near Dickinson. Shows the proposed site for Pennsylvania Avenue from 30th Street Station. Includes reproductions of views of High Street, and a map showing the Randolph Boulevard bridge approach. These subject entries for the Philadelphia Record newspaper's photo morgue are primarily for Places (buildings, parks, streets, etc.), Things (Bicycles, Bison, Blind Persons [just sampling the B's]), Events (Democratic National Convention 1936, Flourtown Fair, Harvest Week) and Social Constructs (Home Economics, City Planning, Eating & Drinking, etc.). Each of these subjects became a MARC record which included a call number. In the case of these records, the call numbers are the actual folder numbers for the materials referenced. Therefore, these subject headings are really also an index for this section of the Philadelphia Record newspaper's photograph morgue. [The name section of the Philadelphia Record photo morgue represents individuals, A-Z, and |
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Part of the Philadelphia Record Photograph Collection; for general information, see collection record. For specific street names refer to: V7:3607-3608/3613-3615/3618/3620- 3626/3630-3638. |
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1 map 47 photoprints : silver gelatin; 4 photoprints 11"x 17" or smaller |